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Understanding How to Fix Things When They Go Wrong
Each of us has faced at least one event in our lives when things didn’t just go our way. When circumstances end up going “wrong,” it simply means that events unfolded in a way that we weren’t expecting to happen. However, when things don’t go our way, it can cause us to rapidly go into “crisis”...
How the Office will be Different for Workers When They Return
As workers get ready to return to the office, the workplace that will welcome them will be drastically different than what they remember pre-pandemic. While the spread of the highly contagious Covid delta variant has pushed back the return-to-office plans of companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook,...
Everything You Need to Know About Vaccine Mandates, From an Employment Lawyer
Small businesses should evaluate what works best for their needs and employees, regardless of policies from big companies. As the coronavirus surges during a fourth wave, companies are scrambling to keep their workplaces safe. With news that the Pfizer vaccine has now obtained full Food and Drug...
Why Small Businesses Should Consider Business Continuity Planning
Resilience, or a lack thereof, has been a defining theme of the past year. Amid economic strife and a public health crisis, businesses naturally divided along two lines: the prepared and the unprepared. Even then, most did not escape without bruises. This division also seemed to fall along another...
What’s the Fix for the Great Resignation? Hire Generalists and Train Them
The pandemic forced companies to rethink the onboarding process and now it's time to update the hiring process. Return to the office plans are in flux and the threat of the Great Resignation is still looming. The pandemic forced companies to rethink the onboarding process and now it's time to...
Make Relationships the Center of Post-Pandemic B2B Marketing Strategy
Prioritizing client relationships within B2B marketing strategies was a powerful tool before the pandemic. Now, it’s an essential one, as COVID-19 placed a new importance on relationships between B2B brands and clients. As many businesses now enter into a growth phase after the instability of...
The 3 Stay Conversations: The Best Way to Improve Employee Retention
Improve employee retention by having these three one-on-one meetings with your staff once a month. We all want to improve employee retention. The question is how? Our knee-jerk answers to this question can feel opaque. Pay, perks, and promotion opportunities could matter… but to what degree?...
Falling Behind on Work? Take These Steps to Get Back on Track
No matter how organized and productive you normally are, there will be times when you'll feel overwhelmed with the amount of work you have to do. Feeling like you’re behind on your work can cause additional stress that can affect your output. It's important to recognize when you're feeling this...
7 No-Nonsense Questions That Challenge People Without Being a Jerk
Successful leaders challenge people. Jerks are just pushy. But the opposite of pushy – being a pushover – isn’t an option for leaders.7 fundamentals of assertive challenge: Rushing to challenge is pushy. Talent enjoys healthy challenge. Healthy challenge brings energy, growth, and confidence. Too...